An organisation that claims to defend digital privacy and free speech is trying to kill Australia’s pirate site blocking regime with hyperbole and outright fabrications, according to copyright expert Hugh Stephens.

The public is fed up with the abuses by Internet intermediaries as lawmakers in Australia, the US and Europe are taking steps to ensure greater respect for copyright and content, according to Hugh Stephens.

Two recent research studies into the effectiveness of site blocking and the role of search engines in facilitating piracy demonstrate the need for the introduction of the copyright amendments introduced in the House of Representatives.

Two recent research studies into the effectiveness of site blocking and the role of search engines in facilitating piracy demonstrate the need for the introduction of the copyright amendments introduced in the House of Representatives.

A coordinated action by a number of music rights associations and companies is focused on stream ripping services that facilitate the saving of music tracks ripped from streaming services such as YouTube and Spotify.